Atomizer



Feb. 16, 1932. H, R, SEGAL v 1,845,200

` ATOMIZER Filed March 16, 1929- Patente-1j Feb. ie, 1932 isaluna HYMAN R. SEGAL, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

ATOMIZER Application led March 16, 1929. Serial No. 347,531.

This invention relates toimprovements in atomizers it being one of the objects of the invention to provide an improved pocket atomizer which will operate uniformly to spray a small quantity of perfume at each operation of the same.

Another object of the invention relates to the diusing or spreading of the atomized fluid so that the same will be distributed over an extended area.

It is a further object to provide a refillable vial or otherreceptacle which may be readily introduced into or removed from the casing members and further to provide means 1i Vfor inspecting the contents of the receptacle at any time.

These-and other objects will appear more fully from the following description when considered in connection with the drawings in which: y

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating one embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 showing the parts moved to different relative positlons.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a ortion of the apparatus shownin Fig.` 1 and illustrating a slight modification thereof.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.-

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fraghmentary view of a portion of the apparatus s own in'Fig. 1.

Referring to the details of the drawings, the atomizer illustrated therein is shown as formed with an outer metallic casing 6 and an inner metallic casing 8 of general cylindrical form, the inner member 8 fitting snug- ,ly within the member 6 for providingja piston and cylinder arrangement such that when the two parts are extended as shown in Fig. 2 and thereafter telescoped together tothe position shown in Fig. 1, a redetermined air flow is produced, this air ow beingV utilized for dispensing and atomizing the perfume or other fluid employed. Theouter member 6 may be formed with an opening 10 which the user of the article will cover with the thumb or finger in the normal us'e'of the apparatus.. Any suitable packing material ma be in-` troduced between the members 6 an( 8 if desired in order to form a more perfectly acting piston. Such packing is indicated at 9 in Figs. 1 and 5.

The inner member 8 is provided with a head portion 12 which receives and supports 55 the tubing for conducting the air utilized for spraying the atomized liquid. This tubing includes a vertical section 14 and transverse section l5. The section 14 is supported in the base 13 of the inner member 8 and at its u per 50 end in the head 12. The lower end o the section 14 of the tubing may be formed with a one-way valve 16 shown particularly in Fig. 5 wherein the closure member 17 is normally maintained by the relatively weak g5 s ring 18 in position to close the aperture 20.

y this means any downward flow of air in the lcubin 14 is prevented but .without materially inguencing the flow of air' upwardly through the tube 14.

The section 15 of the tubing forms acontinuation of the section 14 and includes a reduced portion or venturi 2,2 adjacent the outlet opening from the tube as shown. rliquid conducting tube 26 communicates with 75 the venturi 22 adjacent its most restricted portion as shown at 24 for the purpose of entrainingl and atomizing a limited quantity vof liquid upon the passage of air-outwardly through the air passageway 15 and venturi 22. S0

The .outlet opening from the tube 15 is preferabl closed by means of a manual closure mem er 28 shown as pivotally mounted at 29 and formed with a squared portion 30,

engageable with a spring 31 for holding g5 the closure member in any position to' which it may be moved. It will be understood that other types of closure members for the outlet opening may be employed.

As will appear more fully below, it is conno sidered desirable to rotate the inner member 8 with respectto the outer member 6 during the compression or telescoping of these two members with the resultant outflow of atomized perfume and air. The compression member 32 formed on the upper end of the inner member 6 is accordingly shown as loosely supported on the head 12 and supported on the central pivot stud 33 for the purpose of reducing the friction between element 32 and 100 ber 36 l grooves 46. Th

the head 12 when pressure is applied to the opposite ends of the outer and inner members 6 and 8. The same effect can of course be obtained by knurling or otherwise forming a roughened surface on the lower surface of the outer member 6 and providing a member at 32 with a high polish or otherwise formed so as to offer relatively slight obstruction to the turning of the member 32 under the thumb or linger of the user.

The liquid container is formed as a separate vial 34 engageable with a closure memwhen passed over the liquid tube 26 and closure 36, is held in position by means of a removable plug 38 and resilient compression member 40 positioned between the plug and the vial 34. In order that the contents of the vial 34 may be noted at any time without removing the same from the inner casing-8 this casing is provided with opposed slotted openings 42 so that by looking through these openings the contents of the vial can be seen. Placing the openings in opposed relation facilitates an inspection of the contents of the vital particularly when the atomizer is held adjacent a light. The use ofthe removable vial 34 permits the sale of the entire article and any desired number -of sealed vials 34 containing, for example, differently scented perfumes and also permits of the sale of the sealed vials ready to have the sealing members thereof removed, after which they may be introduced into the atomizer.

In order to distribute the perfume over a certain area the inner member 8 is constructed to be rotated substantially 90 during telescoping movement of the inner member 8 into the outer member 6. This is accomplished by means of opposed pins 44 formed on the member 8 and engageable within the opposed helical grooves 46 formed on the inner surface of the member 6. As the member 8 is moved inwardly into the member 6 the former is thus caused to rotate and distribute the spray through the arc depending on the inclination of the grooves 46.

The inner ends of the grooves 46 may be formed with bayonet slots 48 into which the pins 44 may be moved to lock the members 6 and 8 against separation. The complete separation of the members 8 and 6 may be accommodated by means of the surface grooves 50 which form continuations of the e grooves 50 extend circularly from the point 46a, occupied by the pin 44 when the parts 8 and 6 are in their outermost relative positions, for a certain extent after which the grooves extend inwardly and then outwardly to the end of the member 6. The parts 6 and 8 may thus be turned to move the pins 44 through the circular and inwardly extending portions of the grooves 50 'after which the parts 6 and 8 may be readily separated lry merely drawing the sam'c carried by the head 12. The vial 34,

. one within the apart. In order to prevent the complete separation of the members 6 and 8 in the normal use of the apparatus a machine sc rew 52 or other stop member may be secured in the outer member 6 to be extended into the circular portion of the groove 50 in position to obstruct movement of the pin 44 outwardly through the slot 50. When desired to separate the inner and outer members the screws.r 52 may thus be withdrawn from its inner obstructing position so as to permit movement of the pin 44 through the slot 50.

In Fig. 3 the shape of the liquid conducting tube is'shown as slightly different from that illustrated in Fig. l. In Fig. 3 the bent tube 26a permits the venturi 22 to be placed more nearly adjacent to the outlet opening 24 in order to reduce the length of the tube through which the atomized spray must pass.

It is preferred to use the above apparatus by manually separating the two parts 6 and 8 and thereafter compressing the same to produce the desirable air flow through the tubing 14, 15, with the resultant spray of atomized perfume or other fluid. Ift will be understood that if desired a compression spring may be introduced into the lower portion of the outer member 6 to engage againstthe lower portion of the member 8 for causing these members to be extended whenever the locked bayonet joint 48 is released to permit such extension.

Having now described my claim:

1. An atomizer provided with cooperating inner and outer members slidably arranged one within the other and forming respectively a piston and cylinder for producing an air iow, one of said members being rotatable with respect to the other, a liquid holding chamber and means for utilizing said air fiow for discharging the contents of said chamber, means associated with said members for producing rotative movement of said rotatable member with respect to the other during relative sliding movement of the same and discharge means formed on said rotatable member and communicating with said-chamber.

2. An atomizer provided with cooperating inner and outer members slidably arranged other and formmg respectively a piston and cylinder for producing an air flow, a liquid holding chamber within said inner member and means utilizing said air flow for discharging the contents of said chamber, `means associated with said members for producing rotative movement invention, I

4of said inner member and chamber relativeother and forming respectively a piston and cooperating cylinder for producing an air flow, a se arate transparent liquid container supporte by said inner member, said inner member being formed with an opening exposin said liquid container.

4. n anv atomizer, inner and outer members slidably arranged with respect to one another and and cooperating cylinderfor producing an airiiow, a separate transparent li uid container vsupported by said inner mem r, said inner member being formed with opposed openings on opposite sides of said receptacle for exposing the later to view.

5. In an atomizer, inner and outer members slidabl arranged with res t to one another an forming respective y a piston and cooperating cylinder for producing an air flow, a separate glass vial or holding a liquid, opposed openings on said inner member to expose said vital to view, and means for removably supporting said vial within said inner chamber.

6. In an atomizer, inner and outer members slidably arranged with res ct to one another and forming respective y a piston and cooperating cylinder for producing an air flow, a coacting pin and slot mechanism lo formed on said inner and outer members for charge means for producing predetermined relative rotation of said members during relative sliding movement thereof, discharge means formed on said inner member and means for conveyin sai air flow to said discharge means for disc arge therefrom.

7 In an atomizer, inner and outer members slidabl arranged with respect to one another an forming respective y a piston and cooperating cylinder for producing an air flow, a coacting pin and slot mechanism formed on said inner and outer members for producing redetermined relative rotation of one of sai during relative sliding movement thereof, means for conveyin said air flow to said disischarge therefrom,v discharge means on said rotatable member and displaceable means coacting with said pin for normally preventing entire separation of said members.

8. An atomizer provided with cooperating inner and outer members slidably arranged one within the other and forming respectively a piston and cylinder for producing an air flow, a liquid holding chamber movable with one of said members, discharge means for said chamber movable with said member and chamber and means 'utilizing said air iiow for discharging the contents of said chamber through said discharge means, means for roducing rotative movement of said chamr carrying member with respect to the other during relative sliding movement of the same,

forming respectively a piston said means including opposed coacting pins and slots carried by said members.

the same, and an engagement ally mounted on -said inner member and against which ressure may be applied to slide one of said .members relative to the other.

Signed at New York York and State of New York of March, A. D. 19f2l9.

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